An equity score of 62/100 ranks Maurice River Township School District #176 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,062 per pupil, Maurice River Township School District ranks #471 of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Maurice River Township School District operates 1 public schools serving 402 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Cumberland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,062 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending. See how New Jersey compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 28.2% local, 60.3% state, and 11.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 62/100, ranked #176 of 586 in New Jersey against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 369:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.9% White, 14.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Maurice River Township School, enrolling 369 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Maurice River Township School accounts for 91.8% of all Maurice River Township School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Maurice River Township School District a distant remainder — means Maurice River Township School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Maurice River Township School District student-counselor ratio is 369:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Maurice River Township School District chronic absenteeism rate is 29.8% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Maurice River Township School District is typically wider than the Maurice River Township School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Maurice River Township School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Maurice River Township School District?
Maurice River Township School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 402 students.
How much does Maurice River Township School District spend per student?
Maurice River Township School District spends $23,062 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #176 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Maurice River Township School District?
Maurice River Township School District students are 78.9% White, 14.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Maurice River Township School District?
Maurice River Township School District has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #176 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.